AbsObject

All Superinterfaces:

Serializable

All Known Subinterfaces:

AbsContentElement, AbsTerm

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbsAgentAction, AbsAggregate, AbsConcept, AbsConceptSlotFunction, AbsContentElementList, AbsIRE, AbsObjectImpl, AbsPredicate, AbsPrimitive, AbsPrimitiveSlotsHolder, AbsVariable, ConceptSlotFunction
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public interface AbsObject
extends Serializable
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The common ancestor of all abstract descriptors

Author:

Federico Bergenti - Universita` di Parma, Giovanni Caire - TILAB

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field and Description
`static int`	`ABS_AGENT_ACTION`
`static int`	`ABS_AGGREGATE`
`static int`	`ABS_CONCEPT`
`static int`	`ABS_CONCEPT_SLOT_FUNCTION`
`static int`	`ABS_CONTENT_ELEMENT_LIST`
`static int`	`ABS_IRE`
`static int`	`ABS_PREDICATE`
`static int`	`ABS_PRIMITIVE`
`static int`	`ABS_VARIABLE`
`static int`	`UNKNOWN`

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`AbsObject`	`getAbsObject(String name)` Gets the value of an attribute of the object held by this abstract descriptor.
`int`	`getAbsType()`
`int`	`getCount()` Gets the number of attributes.
`String[]`	`getNames()`
`String`	`getTypeName()`
`boolean`	`isGrounded()` Tests if the object is grounded, i.e., if no one of its attributes is associated with a variable

- Field Detail
  - UNKNOWN
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static final int UNKNOWN
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    Constant Field Values
  - ABS_PREDICATE
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static final int ABS_PREDICATE
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  - ABS_CONCEPT
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static final int ABS_CONCEPT
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  - ABS_AGENT_ACTION
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static final int ABS_AGENT_ACTION
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  - ABS_PRIMITIVE
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static final int ABS_PRIMITIVE
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  - ABS_AGGREGATE
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static final int ABS_AGGREGATE
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  - ABS_IRE
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static final int ABS_IRE
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  - ABS_VARIABLE
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static final int ABS_VARIABLE
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  - ABS_CONTENT_ELEMENT_LIST
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static final int ABS_CONTENT_ELEMENT_LIST
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  - ABS_CONCEPT_SLOT_FUNCTION
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static final int ABS_CONCEPT_SLOT_FUNCTION
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- Method Detail
  - getTypeName
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String getTypeName()
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    Returns:
    
    The name of the type of the object held by this abstract descriptor.
  - getAbsObject
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AbsObject getAbsObject(String name)
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    Gets the value of an attribute of the object held by this abstract descriptor.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - The name of the attribute.
    
    Returns:
    
    value The value of the attribute.
  - getNames
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String[] getNames()
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    Returns:
    
    the name of all attributes.
  - isGrounded
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boolean isGrounded()
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    Tests if the object is grounded, i.e., if no one of its attributes is associated with a variable
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the object is grounded.
  - getCount
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int getCount()
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    Gets the number of attributes.
    
    Returns:
    
    the number of attributes.
  - getAbsType
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int getAbsType()
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Interface AbsObject

Field Summary

Method Summary

Field Detail

UNKNOWN

ABS_PREDICATE

ABS_CONCEPT

ABS_AGENT_ACTION

ABS_PRIMITIVE

ABS_AGGREGATE

ABS_IRE

ABS_VARIABLE

ABS_CONTENT_ELEMENT_LIST

ABS_CONCEPT_SLOT_FUNCTION

Method Detail

getTypeName

getAbsObject

getNames

isGrounded

getCount

getAbsType